Grammar and Vocabulary

1 For questions 1–36, choose the best word or phrase (A, B or C).
1 I ……………. got a computer but I’ve got a tablet. 8 Dad: Where are you going?
A don’t Mum: To the …………….. I need to buy some
B ’ve boots.
C haven’t A chemist’s
B newsagent’s
2 Sue: I love Billie Eilish! ……………. her? C shoe shop
Mike: No. I prefer Dua Lipa.
A Do you like 9 Mary is very …………….. She always helps me
B Are you like when I have a problem.
C Does you like A hard-working
B kind
3 Marie: ……………. play a musical instrument, C creative
John?
John: Yes. I play the piano. 10 You ……………. tell anyone – it’s a secret.
A Can you A don’t have to
B Do you can B must
C Are you C mustn’t

4 That’s Jana. She’s ……………. to her friend. 11 When I was five I ……………. swim but now I
A talks can.
B talk A couldn’t
C talking B can’t
C could
5 Amy: Where ……………. you yesterday?
Jill: I was at my grandmother’s house. 12 While we ……………. to school, it started
A were snowing. It was beautiful!
B did A was walking
C are B were walking
C walked
6 Angel: Messi’s the ……………. footballer in the
world. 13 Harry: What are you doing tonight?
Ricardo: No, he isn’t. Ronaldo is! Ben: I ……………. basketball with Michael. Do
A most good you want
B best to come?
C better A ’m playing
B will play
7 I ……………. to the radio every day. C play
A read
B watch 14 I haven’t finished cleaning my bike ……………..

C listen A already
B just
C yet

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15 If ……………. to the concert later, ……………. with 23 My brother and sister ……………. play football
you. together when they were younger.
A you’ll go / I come A did use to
B you go / I’ll come B use to
C you go / I come C used to

16 He’s a …………….. He writes articles for the 24 I enjoyed ……………. my homework last night.
newspaper. A do
A dentist B to do
B journalist C doing
C secretary
25 Mum: What’s the matter?
17 Customer: I’d like a ……………. of pizza, please. Natalie: I sang too much at the concert and
Server: Of course. Here you are. now my throat is ……………..

A packet A pain
B slice B sore
C carton C ache

18 George: These trousers are a bit big. 26 I am very ……………. in learning Chinese next
Dad: Yes, I think you need to buy a ……………. . year.
A cap A interesting
B scarf B interest
C belt C interested

19 That is the man ……………. name I can’t 27 If I don’t know a word I always ……………. using
pronounce. an online dictionary.
A whose A look it for
B who B look up it
C which C look it up

20 My best friend isn’t ……………. my sister. 28 I’ve lived in London ……………. 20 years but I’ve
A as old than never visited London Zoo.
B as old as A for
C so old than B since
C from
21 Can you turn the music down, it’s ……………..

A not enough loud 29 By this time next week, we ……………. our

B not loud enough exams and we’ll be on holiday!
C too loud A ’ll be finishing
B ’re going to finish
22 James: What ……………. if you ……………. €100 in C ’ll have finished
the street?
Lisa: I’d give it to the police. 30 This film, ……………. won three Oscars, stars
A will you do / found Anne Hathaway and is directed by Tim
B would you do / would find Burton.
C would you do / found A which
B where
C that

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 31 It ……………. John who used the computer 34 When we entered the church it was …………….

because he doesn’t know the password. inside.

A absolutely packed
A mustn’t be
B very enormous
B can’t have been
C absolutely old
C might have been

32 If you ……………. football for five hours you 35 My teacher is very good ……………. grammar.
A for explain
……………. so tired.
B in explaining
A wouldn’t have played / wouldn’t have felt
C at explaining

B hadn’t played / won’t feel

C hadn’t played / wouldn’t have felt 36 Sally, could you ……………. me some money,
please?
A owe
33 I wish I ……………. as well as her. She’s got
B lend
such a lovely voice.
C borrow
A sing
B can sing
C could sing

2 For questions 37–60, choose the best word or phrase (A, B, C or D).
37 Tom: Where are you? ……………. here for an 41 We’ll play a game tonight ……………. you have
hour. done your
Emma: Sorry. I missed the bus. homework.
A I wait A unless
B I’m waiting B provided
C I’ve been waiting C supposed
D I’d been waiting D if only

38 It was ……………. hot that we decided to stay 42 You won a prize for your paintings, …………….

at home. A isn’t it?

A so B haven’t you?
B very C didn’t you?
C too D don’t you?
D such a
43 The ……………. from the airport into London
39 The ……………. I concentrate, the ……………. I finish was expensive but quick.
my work. A travel
A more hard / fastest B excursion
B hardly / faster C journey
C harder / fastest D voyage
D harder / faster
44 When I ……………. money, I usually take out €40
40 You ……………. brought food. We have got plenty from the cash machine.
here. A pick up
A had better B withdraw
B needn’t have C set aside
C didn’t need D deposit
D should have

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45 Max always ……………. his important computer 52 You should take a few days off work. It won’t
documents on an external drive. ……………. you any harm.
A prints out A do
B saves up B give
C backs up C make
D sets off D pay

46 If the computer doesn’t work try ……………. it 53 Slow down, Barry. I can’t ……………. you.
off and on again. A keep up with
A to switch B come up to
B switching C come up with
C switch D reach up with
D having switched
54 Cairo is a wonderful city full of culture and
47 The suspect ……………. being near the bank at ……………. in history.
the time of the crime. A sprawling
A claimed B renowned
B accused C steeped
C denied D bustling
D refused
55 I liked my new English teacher, ……………. was
48 The man is believed ……………. over a thousand fortunate, as she also was teaching us
marathons since he started. history.
A to run A who
B to be running B what
C he has run C which
D to have run D that

49 Paul didn’t like decorating so he got a 56 Mum: Laura, have you done the dishes yet?
professional decorator ……………. his flat for Laura: Well, I ……………. doing them, but then I
him. had to answer my phone.
A designing A started to
B design B did start
C she designed C was starting
D to design D have just was

50 ……………. all her emails, she switched off her 57 ……………. the film started when the phone

computer. rang.
A No sooner had
A Sending
B Seldom had
B She sent
C Barely had
C Having sent
D Not until
D Sent

58 Do you remember ……………. your bed when you

51 If you’re angry, just tell him. You should get
were a child?
it off your ……………. .
A to do
A head
B doing
B chest
C to make
C back
D making
D foot
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59 My aunt Jane bears a(n) ……………. 60 My sister and my father like to win. There is
resemblance to a famous rock star. a competitive ……………. running through our
A uncanny family.
B sceptical A line
C intentional B consciousness
D irrational C streak
D shift

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 Reading
3 Read the text below. For questions 61–65, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

Bike Sharing
If you travel to a big city, you will see many people riding public bikes. This isn’t a new idea. The first public bike
sharing system began in Amsterdam in the 1960s. The organisers painted the bikes white and many people used
them. After one person finished their journey they left the bike for the next person. Unfortunately, people stole
many of the bikes or threw them in the rivers, and so the system was stopped.

In 1974, the city of La Rochelle, in France, started its own system of free public bicycles. Their bikes were yellow
and the system was successful. Today, there are more than 300 bikes and the city is famous for its yellow bikes.
You have to pay to use the bikes now, but they aren’t expensive and they are very popular.

Today, technology has changed public bike sharing systems. There are now special stations for people to put the
bikes so they are safe and computer systems that record the location of the bikes at the bike stations. In most
bike sharing systems, the riders use a special card to pay for the bike. Public bike sharing systems are popular in
11 Europe, but they are also becoming popular in Asia. In fact, the biggest bike sharing system is in the city of
Hangzhou, in China. There are over 84,000 bicycles and over 3,000 stations!

Cities don’t have bike sharing systems to make money, but the city benefits because there are fewer cars on the
roads, less noise and less pollution. Public bike sharing systems are also becoming very popular with tourists.
Local people are happy because a shared bike is cheaper than using a car, it is good for the environment and it is
good exercise. With over 500 bike sharing systems in the world today it looks like they are here to stay.

61What was one of the problems 64 What’s the topic of the last paragraph?
with the first bike sharing A how cities can make money
system? with bike sharing systems
A Nobody wanted a white bicycle. B why bike sharing systems are good for
B People rode the bicycles into the river. tourists
C Some people took the bikes and kept C the advantages of bike sharing systems
them.
65 How does the writer feel about bike sharing
62 What does the writer say about systems?
the bike sharing system in A They have a good future.
France? B Cars will always be more popular.
A When it started people didn’t pay to use C They are the best way to do exercise.
the bikes.
B People liked yellow bikes more than
white bikes.
C Many famous people use the yellow bikes.

63 What does ‘they’ (line 11) refer

to?
A the riders
B the cards
C bike sharing systems

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4 Read the text below. For questions 66–70, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

Democratic School
I’ve just started university and have met lots of new people from all sorts of countries. Despite their different
backgrounds, they all went to the same type of school as me. The schools had lots of rules, lots of sitting quietly,
3 hours of listening to lessons and never-ending tests. However, there was one student, Derek, who told me he’d gone
to a democratic school. I didn’t know what he meant so I asked him to tell me more.

Derek explained that democratic schools are very different from typical schools where the teachers decide what the
rules are. In democratic schools, things like equality and freedom are more important than getting good grades.
Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own actions. He explained that in weekly meetings students
and staff members voted on school rules and ways to enforce them. They also decided what to do if someone broke
the rules. Each student and staff member had one vote each, so, as there were many more students than staff, the
students were in control.

As for the lessons themselves, Derek said that students made their own timetables at the beginning of each term.
They could choose from a range of traditional subjects like geography, maths and woodwork. He also explained how
the students weren’t separated by age and even more surprisingly that participation in each class was optional. They
had to attend the class, but if they chose to, the students could do an alternative activity like reading or drawing.
Despite this, the students often chose to prepare for exams in order to go to university.

If I’d gone to a democratic school, I wouldn’t have studied anything and I’d have spent all my time playing games.
Even now, I need someone to tell me what to do and organise my life for me. But maybe that’s the point of
democratic schools. Perhaps if young people were allowed to make more decisions themselves, they would be better
prepared not only for life at university, but also the challenges beyond.

66 What is the writer doing in the text? 69 What does the writer learn about the
A Telling a funny story about school. classes in the democratic school?
B Recommending a school. A Students didn’t need to attend them.
C Discussing a type of school. B The boys and the girls weren’t separated.
C Students didn’t have to take part in them.
67 What does ‘never-ending tests’ (line 3)
mean? 70 How does the writer feel about
A lots of tests democratic schools?
B difficult tests A Students won’t learn anything useful.
C boring tests B They might be good for young people.
C He wishes he’d gone to one.
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A Students are given more freedom.
B Students get worse grades.
C Students are allowed to break the rules.

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5 Read the text below. For questions 71–75, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

The Importance of Music

Music has always been important to people, and has been around for longer than you might think. In 2012, a
primitive flute made from bird bone and mammoth ivory, discovered in Germany, was claimed to be over
forty-thousand years old. If true, this would make it the world’s oldest musical instrument. But why have humans
needed music for so long?
There are many theories as to the importance of music. Some experts suggest that humans used music like birds do,
to attract a mate. Other theories suggest that music emerged to accompany storytelling. Stories told in groups
turned into poetry, which had a rhythm. This rhythm may have been accompanied by clapping, which may have
evolved into drums and other instruments. Another function of music was to bond communities, and this can still be
evidenced in football stadiums all over the world. Whatever the reason, it is clear that music has never been
essential for survival, but is something that has been kept because it serves various functions and is enjoyed by
people.
In fact, according to recent studies, nowadays more and more young people are learning to play an instrument; the
most popular being the recorder, piano and guitar. In recent years, electric keyboards and electric guitars have
increased in popularity, suggesting a shift away from more traditional instruments towards electronic ones. With
the arrival of the Internet and mobile technology, it is possible to turn a mobile phone into a keyboard or drum, and
beginners can learn guitar and other instruments by watching video tutorials online. Some artists, like Shawn
Mendes, have become famous after posting their performances on the Internet.
The Internet has also created the potential for people to collaborate on online musical projects so new sounds and
19 ways of making music can be easily shared. The Virtual Choir is one example of this; more than a thousand voices
were brought together by the Internet to create a digital choir. In addition, musicians who use the Internet can form
online bands and use internet websites such as YouTube to share their music, without ever meeting in person.

But what about the young people without access to the Internet or expensive instruments like the piano? Well, in
the same way as people have been doing for millennia, they make music in any way they can; by whistling, clapping
or just hitting a box with their hands. As long as we have creativity and imagination, the future of music is assured,
regardless of the instruments that we play.

71 Why does the writer use the example of the 73 In the third paragraph, what reason is given
flute? for the increase in young people learning an
A to suggest that musical instruments can instrument?
be simple A Electronic music is easier to play than
B to highlight the fact that music traditional instruments.
instruments are important B Young people like electronic music more.
C to exemplify that music has existed for C There are more resources to help people.
thousands of years D Young people want to become famous.
D to impress the reader with an amazing 74 What does ‘this’ (line 19) refer to?
fact A online collaboration
72 In the second paragraph, what does the B creating potential
writer suggest about music? C making new music
A It probably evolved as a way for the D sharing music
species to continue. 75 How does the writer feel about the future of
B It is more desirable than vital. music?
C It is an essential way to bring groups A optimistic as long as people have the
together. right instruments
D It replaces the spoken word. B worried that music will become
increasingly simpler
C concerned that music will only be for the
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6 Read part of an email you have received from an English-speaking friend. Write an email
answering your friend’s questions.

In your next email, please tell me about your favourite kind of music or
favourite singers or group. What type of music do they play? Why do you like
them?

Write 75–100 words.

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7 At school you have been discussing the best way to study. Your teacher has asked you to
write an essay. Read the statement and write an essay discussing both views. Then give
your opinion.

Some students think the best way to prepare for a test is to study a little bit
every day, while others think it is better to wait until the week before the
test and study for many hours.

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